4 October 202327 September 2023 Making aviation fuel from biomass MIT researchers are converting the plant material lignin into hydrocarbon molecules that could help make jet fuel 100 percent sustainable
17 April 202313 April 2023 Structure of ‘Oil-Eating’ Enzyme Opens Door to Bioengineered Catalysts Atomic level details reveal how enzyme selectively breaks hydrocarbon bonds, suggesting bioengineering strategies for making useful chemicals
Struktur eines “ölfressenden” Enzyms öffnet die Tür zu biotechnologisch hergestellten Katalysatoren Details auf atomarer Ebene zeigen, wie das Enzym selektiv Kohlenwasserstoffbindungen aufbricht, was auf biotechnologische Strategien zur Herstellung nützlicher Chemikalien hindeutet
14 April 202311 April 2023 Multilab Separations Consortium puts biofuel on the path to decarbonization Separations technology critical to converting biomass to low-carbon biofuel
2 November 202231 October 2022 Engineering Duckweed to Produce Oil for Biofuels, Bioproducts Scientists drive oil accumulation in rapidly growing aquatic plants
Entengrütze zur Gewinnung von Öl für Biokraftstoffe und Bioprodukte Wissenschaftler treiben die Ölanreicherung in schnell wachsenden Wasserpflanzen an
15 July 202212 July 2022 Closed-loop additive manufacturing fueled by upcycled plastic Innovative method introduces a closed-loop strategy that could globally reduce plastic waste and cut carbon emissions tied to plastic production
29 April 202225 April 2022 Capturing Carbon With Inspiration From Battery Chemistry Berkeley Lab researchers are developing a gamut of technologies for direct air capture
26 November 202123 November 2021 New Technique Improves Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuels A copper surface coated with layered thin films helps to create useful chemicals from a polluting greenhouse gas
10 September 20219 September 2021 Making Methane from CO2: Carbon Capture Grows More Affordable Methane made from CO2 and renewable hydrogen offers a new path toward cheaper carbon capture
6 October 20206 October 2020 Multifunctional microbe simplifies processing of plant-derived fuels, chemicals ORNL researchers got an organism to co-utilize multiple compounds in a single bioreactor, gaining a better understanding of how these different pathways interact
18 September 202016 September 2020 A new method for making a key component of plastics Bacteria create ethylene in a tech-friendly way
21 August 20209 September 2021 Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel New electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol
16 April 20209 April 2020 Lignin Research Yields Additional Answers into Bacteria’s Role Newly published research builds upon previous observations at NREL on the ability of 14 strains of bacteria to break down lignin oligomers and take advantage of those components
Die Lignin-Forschung liefert zusätzliche Antworten auf die Rolle der Bakterien Neu veröffentlichte Forschung nimmt frühere Beobachtungen am NREL auf und berichtet über die Fähigkeit von 14 Bakterienstämmen, Lignin-Oligomere abzubauen und diese Komponenten zu nutzen
15 January 201915 January 2019 New composite advances lignin as a renewable 3D printing material Finding new uses for lignin can improve the economics of the entire biorefining process
9 November 20189 September 2021 Hybrid photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic cells for simultaneous production of chemical fuels and electrical power Researchers develop an artificial photosynthesis system that generates hydrogen fuel and electricity at the same time
2 October 20189 September 2021 Chemists demonstrate sustainable approach to carbon dioxide capture from air ORNL's direct-air-capture approach provides the basis for an energy-sustainable negative emissions technology
13 October 20179 September 2021 New efficient catalyst for key step in artificial photosynthesis Process sets free protons and electrons that can be used to make fuels
26 September 20179 September 2021 Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene Berkeley Lab advance is first demonstration of efficient, light-powered production of fuel via artificial photosynthesis
23 August 201721 August 2017 3D printable resin: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to melt-stable engineered lignin thermoplastic A novel family of commercial-ready, lignin-based 3D-printable composites
13 March 20179 September 2021 New materials could turn water into the fuel of the future A new materials discovery approach puts solar fuels on the fast track to commercial viability
13 January 20179 September 2021 Researchers Learn How a Bacterium Reduces CO2 in Biofuel Production Findings identified a new metabolic route previously unknown to the scientific community
20 October 20169 September 2021 Nano-spike catalysts convert carbon dioxide directly into ethanol High-selectivity electrochemical conversion of CO2 to ethanol using a copper nanoparticle/N-doped graphene electrode
26 August 201625 August 2016 Expanding the stable of workhorse yeasts New genome sequences target next generation of yeasts with improved biotech uses
17 June 201615 June 2016 Chemists settle longstanding debate on how methane is made biologically Understanding how microbes generate methane might help scientists find ways to control pollution or make fuels
18 April 201614 April 2016 BIOWC16 Workshop: “Growing a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States” Workshop open to all attendees at the 2016 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
31 March 201630 March 2016 ORNL researchers invent tougher plastic with 50 percent renewable content New recyclable thermoplastic with lignin can be melted three times and still perform well
2 March 20161 March 2016 What’s been described as the “world’s largest repertoire of enzymes that break down biomass?” Could modified fungi potentially lead to cheaper biofuels and bio-based products?
28 January 20169 September 2021 Berkeley Lab Scientists Teach Bacterium a New Trick for Artificial Photosynthesis Functionality of biological systems with inorganic chemistry opens up for the next generation of advanced solar-to-chemical conversion technologies
2 November 201529 October 2015 Seeking Better Biofuels Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute transform biomass into energy-rich fuel molecules
9 October 20159 September 2021 Flipping molecular attachments amps up activity of CO2 catalyst New understanding may help scientists design more effective catalysts for transforming CO2 to useful products
3 September 20159 September 2021 Soaking up Carbon Dioxide and Turning it into Valuable Products Berkeley Lab Researchers Double Down on a Good Thing by Incorporating Catalysts into Crystalline Sponges
28 August 201526 August 2015 BESC creates microbe that bolsters isobutanol production New significant finding to encourage microbial engineering challenges
10 July 20159 July 2015 Unlocking Lignin for Sustainable Biofuel Lignin–hemicellulose simulation demonstrates potential for predictive modeling using NAMD
3 July 20159 September 2021 Bio-inspired catalyst paves the way to ‘gas-to-liquid’-technologies Effective conversion of methane oxidation by a new copper zeolite
Bio-mimetischer Katalysator ebnet den Weg zu ‘Gas-to-Liquid’-Technologien Effiziente Umwandlung von Erdgas in Chemie-Grundstoffe
21 April 201520 April 2015 CEO: We are moving away from the fossil age Feike Sijbesma, CEO of Royal DSM, about how a climate change future will look
Major advance in artificial photosynthesis poses win/win for the environment Berkeley Lab researchers perform solar-powered green chemistry with captured CO2
17 April 201515 April 2015 Microbe produces ethanol from switchgrass without pretreatment Genetic engineering allows biomass-degrading bacterium to make fuel in a single process
New ORNL, N.C. State, LanzaTech DNA dataset is potent, accessible tool Scientists focused on producing biofuels more efficiently have a new powerful dataset to help them study the DNA of microbes that fuel bioconversion and other processes
24 March 20159 September 2021 A better way of scrubbing CO2 Berkeley Lab researchers found using MOFs as better way to scrub carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants
9 March 20159 September 2021 One Step Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis and “Solar Fuels” Caltech scientists, inspired by a chemical process found in leaves, have developed an electrically conductive film that could help pave the way for devices capable of harnessing sunlight to split water into hydrogen fuel
6 February 20155 February 2015 IU biologists partner bacterium with nitrogen gas to produce more, cleaner bioethanol Provisional patent filed for process using most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
23 January 201522 January 2015 New conversion process turns biomass ‘waste’ into lucrative chemical products Researchers found a chemical catalyst and heat to convert lignin into valuable chemical commodities
9 December 20146 December 2014 Sweet smell of success: JBEI researchers boost methyl ketone production in E. coli Dramatic increased production highly promising as clean, green and renewable blending agents for diesel fuel production
28 August 20141 September 2014 Bionic liquids from lignin BioEnergy Institute result paves way for closed loop refineries
25 August 20149 September 2021 New catalyst converts carbon dioxide to fuel UIC researchers found way to directly reduce CO2 to syngas without secondary gasification process
6 August 20149 September 2021 Nanostructured metal-oxide catalyst efficiently converts CO2 to methanol Highly reactive sites at interface of two nanoscale components could help overcome hurdle of using CO2 as a starting point in producing useful products
30 June 201428 June 2014 The JBEI GT Collection: A New Resource for Advanced Biofuels Research Functional genomic resource for researchers to convert sugars in plant biomass and synthesize them into clean, green and renewable transportation fuels
